NMAT PHYSICS SIMULATIONS (MOCK 1) 8.

A body thrown vertically up into the air possesses

kinetic energy at the beginning of its flight, but as it rises,
1. Which of the following does not belong to the group? it loses kinetic energy and acquires potential energy with
A. cryogenics C. solid state physics respect to the level from which it started. Which of the
B. relativity D. kinematics following is NOT likely to happen?
A. The kinetic energy is minimum at the lowest point of its
2. What are the factors that determine the speed of a flight
satellite which moves in a stable orbit around a planet? B. As it falls, its potential energy is again is transformed to
(G represents the universal gravitational constant.) kinetic energy.
A. Orbital radius of the satellite, mass of the planet, & G C. The potential energy is maximum at the highest point
B. Mass of the satellite and G of its flight
C. Mass of the satellite, mass of the planet, and G D. When it reaches the highest point the kinetic energy
D. Mass of the planet and G was wholly changed to potential energy

3. An 80-kg mountain climber dangling in a crevasse

stretches a 50-m long rope with a cross-sectional area of
0.00008 m2 by 8.0 cm. What is the Young’s modulus of
the rope, in N/m2?
A. 6.25 x 102 C. 6.25 x 1010
B. 6.25 x 10 24 D. 6.25 x 109

4. A pingpong ball and a golf ball are dropped in a vacuum

chamber from the same time. When they have fallen 9. Bernoulli’s principle states that A1V1=A2V2. Blood flows
halfway, they have the same from artery A1, whose cross-sectional area is 50μ2, at a
A. Velocity C. Acceleration velocity of 30 mm/s to its more peripheral branches, A2, A3,
B. Kinetic energy D. Potential energy A4, and A5. If the total cross-sectional area of the
branches is 500 μ2 and each branch has exactly the same
5. Which graph shows an inversely proportional diameter as the other, what is the velocity of the blood in
relationship? the branches?
A. C. A. 3.0 mm/s C. 10.0 mm/s
B. 1.0 mm/s D. 2.0 mm/s

10. Which is true about the wave nature of sound and that
of light?
A. Sound waves and light waves are both electromagnetic
B. D. waves and do not need any medium to be able to travel.
B. Sound waves and light waves are both longitudinal
waves and both need a medium to travel.
C. Sound waves are electromagnetic waves and can travel
without any medium, while light waves are
electromagnetic waves, which needs a medium to travel.
D. Sound waves are longitudinal waves which need a
6. A force of 80 newtons is used to raise a 300-newton medium to travel while light is an electromagnetic wave
load using a system of pulleys. The load covered a
distance of 1 m for every 5 m of rope pulled through the 11. The speed of sound in air at 200C is 344 m/s. What is
system. The system has an efficiency of the wavelength of the note produced by a piano key, if it
A. 12% C. 60% has a frequency of 10Hz?
B. 48% D. 75% A. 68.8 m B. 137.6 m C. 860 m D. 34.40 m

7. Which of the following distance versus time graphs 12. At what point in its motion is the kinetic energy of the
describes an object moving with increasing speed? pendulum bob maximum?

A. C.

B. D.
13. How many calories of heat are given off when 200
grams of water is cooled from 100˚C to 30˚C?
A. 2,000 cal C. 14,000 cal
B. 4,000 cal D. 20,000 cal

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14. A 1200-watt heater is used for raising the temperature 23. If a horse pulls on a calesa at rest, the calesa pulls
of 1 liter of water to boiling point. How long will it take for back equally as much on the horse. Will the calesa be set
the water to boil if the initial temperature of water is 20˚C? into motion?
(1 cal = 4.19 joules) A. No, because the forces cancel each other
A. 28 s B. 70 s C. 279 s D. 349 s B. Yes, because there is a net force acting on the calesa.
C. Yes, because there is a time delay between action and
15. If the absolute temperature of a gas is increased four reaction
times and its pressure is doubled, then the volume will D. Yes, because the horse’s pull on the calesa is larger
A. Increase six times C. Decrease six times than the calesa ’s pull on the horse.
B. Increase two times D. Decrease two times
24. The range limit of human hearing is 20Hz – 20kHz. If
16. A glass flask which is partly filled with water is heated the speed of sound is 345 m/s, what is the lowest
over a Bunsen flame. As soon as the water begins to boil, wavelength possible for human hearing?
the flask is removed from the flame and tightly stoppered A. 17.25 mm B. 17.25 cm C. 17.25 dm D. 17.25 m
immediately. Boiling stops. When cold water is poured in
the surface of the flask, which of the following will happen 25. A capacitor acquires 0.0018 coulomb when 60 volts is
to the water inside the flask? applied. Its capacitance is
A. It will begin to boil again since the contraction of the A. 0.3 microfarad C. 30.0 microfarad
flask reduces the pressure inside. B. 3.0 microfarad D. 300.0 microfarad
B. It will begin to boil again since the condensation of the
steam reduces the pressure inside. 26. At what angle between two vectors will the magnitude
C. It will not boil since the temperature is less than 100˚C. of the resultant of the two vectors be minimum?
D. It will not boil since the contraction of the flask A. 0˚ C. 90˚
increases the pressure inside. B. 45˚ D. 180˚

17. A Carnot refrigerator takes heat from water at 0˚C 27. Electroplating results in a better quality product by
and rejects heat to a room at 27˚C. if 50 kg of water at applying a relatively
0˚C is converted to ice at 0˚C, how much energy must be A. Strong current for a shorter time
supplied to the refrigerator? B. Strong current for a longer time
A. 4.60 × 10-4 kwh C. 4.00 × 10-5 kwh C. Moderate current for a shorter time
B. 3.90 × 10-4 kwh D. 2.62 × 10-5 kwh D. Moderate current for a longer time

18. Orange light has a wavelength of 6 x 10-7 m. What is 28. Which of the following is true when the magnetic flux
the frequency? The speed of light is 3 x 108 m/s. through a coil at 200 turns is reduced from 0.25 weber to
A. 2 x 1015 Hz C. 5 x 1014 Hz 0 weber in 0.2 second?
B. 2 x 10 Hz
-15 D. 5 x 10-14 Hz A. The emf is 250 volts.
B. The induced emf in the coil is 220 volts.
19. The immediate source of water which forms dew on C. The emf is 220 volts.
grass on a summer morning is the D. The induced emf in the coil is 250 volts.
A. Air B. Soil C. Grass D. Cloud
29. What is the potential difference in an electric circuit
20. A car travels in a circle at constant speed. Which of with a total resistance of 25k when a 5 mA current
the following is TRUE about the net force on the car? passes through it?
A. zero because the car is not accelerating A. 25 V B. 50 V C. 125 V D. 250 V
B. directed towards the direction of travel
C. directed towards the center of the circle 30. What is the total resistance in the configuration below?
D. none of the above

21. A metal cube is heated in Bunsen flame and then

dropped into an insulated beaker containing water. The
masses of the water, the beaker, and the cube, the initial
and the final temperatures of the water, and the beaker
are known. Without further measurements, which of the
following can be calculated?
A. The density of the cube
B. The specific heat capacity of the cube A. 4 k B. 5 k C. 7 k D. 15 k
C. The thermal conductivity of the cube
D. The specific latent heat of the cube

22. After a cannon ball has been fired into a frictionless

space, how much force is needed to keep it going?
A. zero, since no force is necessary to keep it going
B. one-half the force with which it was fired
C. twice the force with which it was fired
D. the same amount of force with which it was fired
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A B C D
Visible Light
38. Compared to the wavelengths of visible lights, the
31. In the diagram above, the focal length of the lens is F. wavelength of the radiation in A and B are
No image will be projected on the screen if a candle is A. Shorter
placed B. Longer
A. Between F and the lens C. Beyond 4F C. Just as long
B. At 3F D. At 2F D. Not measurable

32. A lemon is colored yellow because 39. In which of the following items is the center of gravity
A. It absorb only yellow light located at a point where there is no mass?
B. It reflects only yellow light A. tennis racket C. boomerang
C. Only yellow light can pass through a yellow lemon B. billiard ball D. discus
D. Only yellow light actually hits the lemon
40. A certain solar cooker is made of a big concave mirror.
33. Which of the following explains the appearance of a To get the greatest amount of reflected sunlight, where
rainbow in the sky after a rainstorm? should the food be placed?
A. The white clouds are actually prisms composed of A. Above the center of the curvature of the mirror
different colors. B. At the center of the curvature of the mirror
B. Sunlight reflected by the ground separates into different C. Between the focus and the center of curvature of the
colors in the sky. mirror
C. Raindrops act as prisms that separate into its D. At the focus of the mirror
components
D. None of these 41. An alpha particle is the same as
A. 21𝐻 C. 32𝐻𝑒
34. In which situation is there work done on the system? B. 31𝐻 D. 42𝐻𝑒
A. a basket being lifted
B. a man carrying a bag of content on his shoulder 42. When a large atom such as U splits into two smaller
C. a boy pushing against the wall atoms, then the combined mass of the products resulting
D. a weightlifter holding a barbell in the air from the splitting will be
A. One half of the original mass
35. How many images will be formed if a boy stands in B. Two times more than the original mass
front of two mirrors standing at a 40˚angle to each other? C. One half more than the original mass
A. 5 B. 8 C. 7 D. infinite D. The same as the original mass

36. If the number of lines in a diffraction grating of a 43. The atomic reaction where 13
5𝐶 becomes 13
6𝐶 results in
given width is decreased, which of the following will result? the release of
A. The wavelengths can be diffracted will be shorter A. A negative beta particle
B. The wavelengths that can be diffracted will be longer. B. An alpha particle
C. The spectrum produced will be narrower. C. A beta particle
D. The spectrum produced will be broader. D. A gamma particle

37. A 10-meter object is placed at a distance of 100 44. An electron is traveling at 1% the speed of the light.
meters in front of a lens whose focal length is 50 meters. What is the kinetic energy in joules?
Which of the following describes the image formed? (speed of light = 3 × 108 m/s)
A. It is 4 meters long and inverted A. 4.000 × 10−18 J
B. It is 4 meters long and erect. B. 4.098 × 1010 J
C. It is 10 meters long and inverted C. 4.000 × 1018 J
D. It is 10 meters long and erect. D. 4.098 × 10−18 J

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45. Based on the figure below, how far is the image from
the mirror?

A. 2.5 cm B. 5 cm C. 10 cm D. 15 cm

46. From the figure above, what type of image will be

formed?
A. Real and upright C. Virtual and upright
B. Real and inverted D. Virtual and inverted

47. A metal initially at 1000C is immersed in lukewarm

water. What can be observed from this?
A. The water’s temperature will decrease.
B. The water evolves heat to the metal.
C. The metal cools at a temperature less than 1000C.
D. All of the above

48. Which of the following statement is NOT true of

protons and electrons?
A. The positive charge in an atomic nucleus is due to the
protons it contains
B. All protons have the same charge
C. Protons and electrons have charges equal in magnitude
although opposite in sign
D. Protons and electrons have equal masses

49. The radiation from a sample of Krypton-85 decrease to

one-fourth of the original intensity Io in a period of 18
years. What would be the intensity after 18 more years?
1
A. Io C. Io
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1 1
B. Io D. Io
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235
92𝑈 + 10𝑛 → 140
54𝑋𝑒 + 92
38𝑆𝑟 + (? ) 10𝑛 + 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦
50. In a 𝑈 235fission, represented by the equation above,
Xe140 and Sr92 nuclei are produced and energy is released.
How many n is (are) given off in the process?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4